The Argument

December 13, 2008 at 2:55 pm

The ArgumentIt’s a day of contrasts today. At six a’clock pm I’m going to church to listen to the Lucia performance. Traditional, beautiful and extra emotional since my little daughter is singing in the choir. And I’m sitting here, preparing myself by listening to something completely different. From the fully predictable to the total opposite. But, of course, there is also beauty in The Argument’s new album “Summer/Winter Nights”, so it’s not completely the opposite in all aspects.

This feels very fun to listen to. As I said, it feels unpredictable in this lo-fi indie-pop/rock from The Argument. You’ll find great pop gems mixed with considerably more experimental tracks. In one track I feel the vibes from Talking Heads and in another I hear Bright Eyes, but it’s far away from some kind of description of the music overall. Basically it feels quite unique.

The Argument are generous enough to offer their entire album free for download, track by track or the album in one zip-file. You can access this on The Argument’s page on Bandcamp. (excellent service Bandcamp, btw)
You can also visit The Argument on Myspace and also their blog.

Listen to three tracks from “Summer/Winter Nights”:

Forget About the Politics
What I Like
The Boat

Salut!Machaut

December 6, 2008 at 12:13 pm

Salut!MachautI thought it was best to continue with the party atmosphere from yesterday. Well, it is Saturday and I’m still in my dressing gown, enjoying the long Saturday morning. Out of the speakers comes the music from Salut!Machaut and everything just feels great.

Yes, Salut!Machaut really is a happiness pill to enjoy. Here’s the nice lightheartedness that can be heard from bands like Belle and Sebastian and Aberfeldy. Nice contagious melodies, brass, beautiful flutes, hand claps, choirs and a lot more, well everything you need for a musical feast.

Just like you can suspect when you listen to their recorded music, they are also a much appreciated live band. If you are in the neighbourhood of Göteborg the 16th of December I recommend a visit to the eminent live club Maydaysticky in Göteborg, to enjoy this.

Get started with three songs from Salut!Machaut:

The Fastest Boy In School
Train Song
Saints and Prophets

If you want to listen more and download more tracks, you should visit Salut!Machaut on Last.fm
Visit also Salut!Machaut’s site and their Myspace page

Lashing Patsy

December 5, 2008 at 12:32 pm

Lashing Patsy feels like party for me. Energy, excitement, happy music and happy people. A little bit of glam but more spontaneity and playfulness. Even if I sometimes hear Indie pop in their music, it’s mostly the seventies I think about when I listen to Lashing Patsy. Blondie, some Roxy Music, a bit of glam rock and a bit of new wave and lot of good pop melodies. It’s also nice with two singers, Anna Rosander and Johan Hammarsten, whose interplay and collaboration give the band more character.

Last spring they released their debut album, “Nightclub Trophies”, produced by Jens Anderson (9Voltstudio, The Ark). Here below you’ll find two tracks from the album:

Foxy Roxy Music
Prime Time

Visit Lashing Patsy on Myspace or Lashing Patsy’s site to read and listen more

Shotgun Crackers release EP on Meadowmusic

November 26, 2008 at 1:00 pm

Shotgun CrackersI wrote earlier about Shotgun Crackers here on Meadowmusic, and I have listened a lot to their songs. I get a real feeling of joy when I listen to them.
The band has just completed their new EP “Kpptsch” (is it maybe the sound of the snare and the cymbal?) and they release it here on Meadowmusic first, for everyone to download!

It’s just as playful as before but it sounds more “mature”. And I mean that in a positive sense, the guys in the band are incredibly musical and play well together. That was a fact also before, but now it feels like they really have found eachother and feel more secure with what they do.

In the songs you can listen to here, Shotgun Crackers are not afraid to try new directions and play with the music and the result is so nice and liberating.
The singer, Fredrik, is really good and in the only song in Swedish, he sounds startingly like Håkan Hellström!

Congratulations for being one of the first who can download the new EP from Shotgun Crackers!

Khpptsch:

1. Trevor
2. Happiness of Flowers
3. Runner Runner
4. Allt va vi vill ha

Shotgun Crackers on Myspace

Keep cool,
Jeppe

Hari and Aino

November 18, 2008 at 1:00 pm

Hari and AinoHari and Aino is not a duo, as the name suggests, but a 5-member band with Andrea Dahlkild, with her Debbie Harry-sounding voice, behind the microphone. The music they create definitely belongs to the music-that-makes-you-happy-category. In an uncomplicated and clean way, they step lightly with bright, beautiful melodies. Part like a more pop-sounding Blondie and part like a modern indie pop band.

Earlier this year they released a much appreciated debut album (Plastilina Records) and this winter they release a singel on vinyl “A Considerate Kind of Home” (Cloudberry Records), and you can listen and download one of the tracks from the single below.
If you want to see them live and are close by Uppsala this week (and if you´re a student), then you can watch them at V-dala Nation’s live club on Friday. In February next year they will tour England, playing in London, Brighton, Birmingham among other cities.

Gold (or something just as nice):

Enjoy three tracks by Hari and Aino:

Second Song
Seasons
A Considerate Kind of Home

Visit Hari and Aino on Myspace or on Last.fm if you’d like to listen to and download more tracks.
I you want to buy their debut album, it’s available at Plastilina Records’ site.

Reviews of Hari and Aino’s debut album: Too Much Apple Pie, Absolut Noise, indie-mp3

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